Running-gear for vehicles.



Patented Dec. l8, I900.

C. HEART.

RUNNING GEAR FOB VEHICLES. (Application filed Oct. 16, 1900.:

(No Model.)

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CHARLES HEART, OF FRANKTON, INDIANA-.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR'VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,893, dated December 18, 1900. Application filed October 15, 1900- Serial No. 33,077. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES HEART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frankton, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, haveinvented a certain new and useful Running-Gear for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The aim and purpose of this invention is to construct a running-gear for vehicles which is made of steel, the different members of the gear being com posed of two pieces of steel rolled or pressed into suitable shape and a strengthening-rib interposed between the parts to make a tight joint and strengthen the parts and at the same time add to the appearance of the gear.

A further object is to shape the parts so that the difierent members of the gear will be hollow and the j'oints dust-proof.

A still further object is to make a gear exceedingly light and strong and cheaply manufactured.

These and other objects not hereinbefore mentioned are accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views,

and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the front gear. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rear gear. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the rear gear, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a top plan View, partly in section, of the ends of the sandboard, front and rear bounds, and spreader. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the front end of the rear hounds. Fig. 6 is a cross-section, enlarged, on the line 6 6, Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail detached sectional view, enlarged, of the strengthening-rib; and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the ends of the sand-board, front and rear hounds, and spreader.

The front and rear axles, front and rear hounds, pole, sand-board,and spreader are the same in cross-section in regard to the strengthening-rib, so a cross-sectional view of one will suffice for all.

In the drawings, A designates the pole; B, the front hounds; E, the sand-board; F, the front bolster; G, the spreader; H, the rear hounds; I, the rear axle; J, the front axle, and K the rear bolster. All these members of the gear, with the exception of the front and rear bolsters, are formed in two parts L and M, as plainly shown in Fig. 6. These two parts are hollowed, being either rolled or pressed into suitable shape, and are of the same size, so that their adjacent edges will be in alinement when the parts are assembled. Between the meeting edges of the two parts is placed a longitudinal strengtheningrib N. This rib is wide enough to extend across these members of the gear and is provided with a bead O on its edges and another bead P, parallel with the outer bead, but nearer the center of the rib. These heads will form a longitudinal groove R, (shown in Fig. 7,) in which will fit the edges of the parts L and M. By referring to Fig. 6 it will be noticed that the distance between the two heads is such that the edges of the parts L and M fit snugly therein, making a tight dustproof joint and a joint which will prevent anyindependent lateral movement of the two parts.

It is to be understood in the manufacture of this gear that the parts are suitably formed either by pressing or rolling. After the parts are assembled they are held and secured together by the ordinary bolts used in gearing.

Where possible, to prevent any dust from entering the exposed ends of the parts of the gearing, as in the sand-board, spreader, and both hounds, the ends are pressed together, as shown at S more plainly in Figs. 4 and 8. In these parts of the gearing the strengthening-strip N is cut off near their ends, so that this can be more easily accomplished. The end of the pole will be protected by the usual cap and the ends of the axle by the securingnut for the wheel.

As shown in Fig. 3, the strengthening-rib for the rear axle has its outer bead sheared off near the ends of the axle, so that the skein can readily be placed thereon. The front axle is similarly provided.

As shown in the broken-away portion of Fig. 3, it will be seen that within the axle and on both sides of the rib is placed a hollow spoolT. Each spool has one end resting on the rib and their opposite ends bearing against the upper and lower portions of the axle. Through these spools passes the ordinary securing-bolt S. It is to be understood that these spools are also placed under the other arm of the rear hound. The object of these spools is to strengthen the axle at the point that carries the most weight. If desired, I can also place these spools at the same relative position in the front axle.

The upper and lower portions of the front end'of the rear hounds I have flattened out to a degree, as shown in Fig. 5, to give additional strength at the point where the hound is coupled to the reach. The type of rear hound which is shown is the curved type, having its front portion connected by the curve U instead of disconnected, as in some hounds.

While I have shown in the sectional view Fig. 6 the whole memberof the gear when assembled of substantially oval shape in cross- I section, I do not desire to be limited to this shape, as it is evident that the shape of the various members can be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention. The cross-section of the rear axle, for example, would not correspond to thecross-section of the hounds or the sand-board to the spreader, but all could be formed of two portions with the interposed strengthening-rib.

While I have named either pressed or rolled steel as the material from which 1 construct my gear, it is obvious that I do not desire to limit myself to this material, but, on the contrary,ean use anyother kind of suitable metal. It is also obvious that I can make slight changes in the construction without departing from my invention.

Having-thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A running-gear for vehicles provided with a pole, hounds, sand-board, spreader and axles, each member formed of two parts of hollowed-out metal formed into shape and secured together, a longitudinal strengtheningrib interposed between the two parts, and a head on the opposite edges of the rib cover-' ing the joints between the parts.

2. A running-gear for vehicles provided with a pole, hounds, sand-board, spreader and axles, each member formed of two parts of hollowed-out metal formed into shape and secured together, a longitudinal strengtheningrib interposed between the two parts, a longitudinal bead on the opposite edges of the rib,a parallel longitudinal bead adjacent each outer bead, the two beads forming a groove in which fit the adjacent edges of the two parts. g

3. A running-gear for vehicles provided with asand-board, hounds and spreader, each member formed of two parts of hollowed-out metal formed into shape and secured together, a longitudinal strengthening-rib interposed between the two parts, a longitudinal bead on the opposite edges of the rib, a parallel longitudinal bead adjacent each outer head,

the two beads forming a groove in which fit the adjacent edges of the two' parts, the rib and beads not extending to the ends of the members of the gear and the ends of the parts of the said members being pressed together.

4. In a running-gear for vehicles, the combination with the axle and hound, the axle being formed of two parts secured together, and a strengthening-rib interposed between the parts, of a spool interposed between the upper part of the axle and strengthening-rib, and a spool interposed between the strengthening-rib and lower part of the axle, the spools being disposed in vertical alinement and located in the axle at a point below the hounds.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses. CHARLES HEART. Witnesses:

WM. DU VAL BROWN, W. A. THORNBURG. 

